Les Allues (; Savoyard Arpitan: ''Los Alués'') is a

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in the

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

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in the

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in Southeastern

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. In 2019, it had a population of 1,860. Les Allues is best known for containing the

Méribel Méribel () is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps. Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie department of France, near the town of Moûtiers (), called Méribel Centre, Méribel ...

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and its surrounding Méribel les Allues area; the southernmost part of the commune is covered by

Vanoise National Park Vanoise National Park (french: Parc national de la Vanoise) is a French national park between the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys in the French Alps, containing the Vanoise massif. It was created in 1963 as the first national park in France. ...

Geography

The town of Les Allues, after which the commune is named and in which the town hall is located, is situated in the Allues Valley at 1,100 m (3,608 ft). The town has a rich history and holds various events annually to celebrate different parts of this history. At the historic centre of the town is the Place du Four (fireplace), a huge oven used to make bread for the locals on certain occasions. Around the Place du Four are various buildings dating from when the town was first built. These include Chalet Symphonie and La Vallée Blanche.

Geography

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